From: Miles Lane <miles@megapathdsl.net>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
Cc: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@idb.hist.no>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Animated framebuffer logo for 2.4.1
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 14:00:31 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A885CFF.2010109@megapathdsl.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3A83B6B0.8261F3CF@idb.hist.no> <3A83C4A1.5090903@megapathdsl.net> <20010211234718.K3748@bug.ucw.cz>
Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
>
>> Right. Add the option. Default to "spew mode",
>> but make it easy for distributions to show people
>> a non-threatening boot process.
>
> Wrong.
We're talking about an _option_. In fact, it could
be set up as a boot time parameter. Then, if a boot
process gets wedged, the user can just reboot with
the option disabled.
I really don't understand why this is such a hot
button for some people. I repeat "option."
>> Since, as Christophe mentions, the boot messages would
>> still be accessible via CTRL-ALT-F2, I don't see what
>> the problem is with at least making this an option.
>
> If your system crashes hard, you have only graphical logo to stare
> at. Any warning messages are hidden. Not good.
Again. Boot parameter.
Miles
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-02-12 21:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-02-09 9:21 [ANNOUNCE] Animated framebuffer logo for 2.4.1 Helge Hafting
2001-02-09 9:32 ` David Lang
2001-02-09 10:21 ` Miles Lane
2001-02-09 11:36 ` Werner Almesberger
2001-02-09 11:47 ` Miles Lane
2001-02-09 12:28 ` Werner Almesberger
2001-02-10 3:50 ` Nick Papadonis
2001-02-09 16:40 ` Mike Porter
2001-02-11 22:47 ` Pavel Machek
2001-02-12 17:18 ` Peter Kundrat
2001-02-12 22:00 ` Miles Lane [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-02-01 17:32 Juergen Schneider
2001-02-07 23:40 ` Pavel Machek
2001-02-08 12:37 ` Mike A. Harris
[not found] ` <Pine.LNX.4.33.0102080736190.5431-100000@as df.capslock.lan>
2001-02-08 14:08 ` christophe barbe
2001-02-08 18:42 ` Miles Lane
2001-02-09 7:03 ` Mike Galbraith
[not found] ` <Pine.Linu.4.10.10102090732320.1612-100000@ mikeg.weiden.de>
2001-02-09 8:12 ` christophe barbe
2001-02-09 9:45 ` Mike Galbraith
2001-02-12 11:00 ` Adrian Cox
2001-02-11 14:07 ` Werner Almesberger
2001-02-12 15:23 ` Martin Laberge
2001-02-12 22:31 ` Miles Lane
2001-02-13 3:46 ` Rafael E. Herrera
2001-02-13 5:10 ` Jonathan Morton
2001-02-13 7:11 ` Rafael E. Herrera
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